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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 1043 $ is divided by $ 3 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 347 and the remainder is 2.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 3 |
| | | – | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 2 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 1 : 3 = 0 with a remainder of 1
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| | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 3 = 0
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| | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| | 0 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 1 - 0 = 1
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| | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 10 : 3 = 3 with a remainder of 1
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| | 0 | 3 | | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 3 · 3 = 9
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| | 0 | 3 | | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | | 9 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 10 - 9 = 1
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| | 0 | 3 | | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | 3 | | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 14 : 3 = 4 with a remainder of 2
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| | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 4 · 3 = 12
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| | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
| | | 1 | 2 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 14 - 12 = 2
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| | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 3 |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 23 : 3 = 7 with a remainder of 2
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| | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 3 |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 7 · 3 = 21
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| | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 3 |
| | | | 2 | 1 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 23 - 21 = 2
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| | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 3 |
| | | – | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 2 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 23 - 21 = 2
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| | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 1 | 0 | | |
| | – | 9 | | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 3 |
| | | – | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 2 |
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